Nov 5, 2024 Election Day

On this crazy election day, a song. 

Be Still My Soul

1 Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side; bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.

Leave to thy God to order and provide; in every change He faithful will remain.

Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heav'nly Friend through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

2 Be still, my soul; thy God doth undertake to guide the future as He has the past.

Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake; all now mysterious shall be bright at last.

Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

3 Be still, my soul; when dearest friends depart, and all is darkened in the veil of tears,

then shalt thou better know His love, His heart, who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.

Be still, my soul; thy Jesus can repay from His own fullness all He takes away.

4 Be still, my soul; the hour is hast'ning on when we shall be forever with the Lord,

when disappointment, grief, and fear are gone, sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.

Be still, my soul; when change and tears are past, all safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

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Nov 2, 2024 Waves of Pain

The past 48 hours have been more challenging. 

Because I do not have an immune system, certain aspects of the body just don't heal. For example, mucus membranes and other sensitive areas of the body. Mouth sores develop because the healthy immune system and healthy white blood cells are not there to heal it. Antibiotics can keep you from getting an infection, but it doesn't coordinate the amazing design that God created in us to heal us through our immune system. Waves of pain hit me on a level 5 to 8 depending on what's kind of going on with my body at the moment. I do get respites, but I've been waking up about every hour between having to eliminate fluids from the IV or a wave of pain hitting me. I know and trust my God has a perfect plan, but in those moments of intense pain, I don't understand, and I can only cry out for His merciful touch and healing.

Treatment goes well otherwise and Monday my Blencyto level will be bumped up and they'll watch me closely for 48 hours and if no side effects pop up, then will probably send to me home with an infusion pump for the next three weeks or so. Yea!

I think this is a worthy read. 

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